Johnny Tang

I got into photography because I hate to draw. While some people like to doodle, I’d much rather take a picture and call it a day. I often think of my photo practice as taking visual notes of things I should remember, or of things the way I wish I remembered them.

I decided to pursue a career in the arts so I could stick with my strengths. I picked photography because I thought that by doing so I could avoid drawing altogether, and also escape living out the rest of my life in a cubical.

In American society we often use photographs in science to further our understanding of the physical world. As an artist, I use photographs to further my understanding of my emotional and spiritual world.

My work has been exhibited in numerous cities domestically and abroad including: Boston, Miami, Atlanta, and Hong Kong. Recent exhibitions include: Porter Contemporary’s “Optical Portrait Stories” in New York, the 2013 MassArt Auction, “Holiday Salon” at the Hallway Gallery in Boston’s JP, “Regarding the 3rd Dimension” at South Shore Art Center in Cohasset MA, and “Unlucky Breaks” at Aurora Gallery in New York.

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